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The number of newborns in Italy has been in steady decline since the [[2008 financial crisis]], with the average number of [[child]]ren for each woman standing at 1.24 as of 2020 – among the lowest fertility rates in the [[EU]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/01/plunging-birthrate-threatens-italian-schools</ref> At the same time, the population is rapidly ageing – the number of centenarians in Italy has tripled over the last 20 years to 22,000 – placing even more pressure on [[government]] finances.

The number of newborns in Italy has been in steady decline since the [[2008 financial crisis]], with the average number of [[child]]ren for each woman standing at 1.24 as of 2020 – among the lowest fertility rates in the [[EU]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/01/plunging-birthrate-threatens-italian-schools</ref> At the same time, the population is rapidly ageing – the number of centenarians in Italy has tripled over the last 20 years to 22,000 – placing even more pressure on [[government]] finances.

[[Elon Musk]] publicly encouraged Italian women to start having more children. Between January and June of 2023 there were 3,500 fewer births than in the same period of 2022, according to data from national statistics ISTAT. And in the year 2022, birth rates fell for a 14th consecutive drop by 1.7% to 1.18 for women of Italian nationality, and 1.24 to include new mothers who are immigrants. To address these unprecedented numbers, [[Meloni]] set aside around 1 billion [[euro]]s to combat the declining birth rate in October.<ref>[https://www.infowars.com/posts/elon-musk-encourages-italians-to-have-more-kids-at-conservative-event/ Elon Musk Encourages Italians to Have More Kids at Conservative Event], December 17th 2023. [[InfoWars.com]]</ref>

[[Elon Musk]] publicly encouraged Italian women to start having more children. Between January and June of 2023 there were 3,500 fewer births than in the same period of 2022, according to data from national statistics ISTAT. And in the year 2022, birth rates fell for a 14th consecutive drop by 1.7% to 1.18 for women of Italian nationality, and 1.24 to include new mothers who are immigrants. To address these unprecedented numbers, [[Meloni]] set aside around 1 billion [[euro]]s to combat the declining birth rate in October.<ref>[https://www.infowars.com/posts/elon-musk-encourages-italians-to-have-more-kids-at-conservative-event/ Elon Musk Encourages Italians to Have More Kids at Conservative Event], December 17th 2023. [[InfoWars]].com</ref>

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